Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-25
HENRY GEORGES r

The little item which was flashed owe
the wires day before yesterday to the effec
that Henry George men are making {
"house to house" canvass and gatherin,
recruits from ''luke-warm Democrats" il
rolled like a sweet morsel under the tongues
OF our Republican brethren. 1t is claimed
that Mr.. George is preparing for the fal
campaign, and that his plan is to swell tn,
Labor party vote.to such an extent as tc
command the respect of the opposing par
ties and thus enable him to make a deaI
with Blaine which will inure to the benef,
OF Nh. George and his party. 1t is but fair
to Mr.. George to say that he denies this
last charge. This, however, cuts no figure
in the subject under discussion.
Much has been said and written about
the Henry George party and of the part it
will take in the next Presidential election.
These discussions were provoked by the
unexpectedly large vote Mr.. George received
as a candidate for Mayor of the City of
New York, and many lave been led to be-
lieve he will become an Important factor in
determining the result of that election.
This conclusion has been reached without
due consideration. The MINER takes a diff
ferent view of the matter.
When Mr.. George ran for the M~ayoralty
Of New York he united under his standard
the Knights OF Labor, the Labor, the
Socialist and Anarchist vote of the city.
These, altogether, amounted to over co.
900 votes. George beat Roosevelt, the Re-
publican candidate, and Hewitt, the
Democratic candidate, beat George. The
George vote was a surprise. and from the
hour it was counted the t%houghtless and
the timid have predicted that the Henry
party would turn the old organiza.
tions topsy turvy and, if it did not elect !
it's own candidate for the Presidency, it |
would be the power behind the throne that
would determine who should be elected.
Never vas there a more shallow political
prophecy uttered.
Since the New York election for Mayor
events have transpired which knock the
out of the Henry George party.
The Chicago and Cincinnati city elections
opened the eyes OF the people to the danger
threatened the institutions of the
through the mastery intrigues OF
Socialists and Anarchists. In Chicago the
Democrats and Repub licans united to crush
hem in their first open contest. The press
'f the country pointed out the dan
!er of the course the Knights of
labor were pursuing in forming q political
llliance with these disturbing elements, and
allied a halt. The Knights Of Labor them
elves became alarmed, and Mr.. Powderly
las started out on a mission to weed out
Socialism and Anarchism from the order.
md now the Henry George party, which
It it's first organization found itself
trengthened by legitimate labor organiza-
ions, will be composed almost exclusively
I Socialists and Anarchists. The knewl-
dge of this fact will forever destroy it's
'ower for harm, and neither of the two
reat political pa rites dare deal with it
irectly or indirectly. 4
Mr.. Georges party will draw little or no
trength from Democrats. Socialists and I
anarchists are, as a rule, of foreign birth or {
xtraction, and are recruited from that {
ement OF our population which has gen.
rally trained with the Republican party. {
epublicans have no cause to congratulate 1
upon the growth of the Henry g
gorge party. Where one Democrat joins
a dozen Republicans will accompany
The Republican party has much s
'ore to fear from the Prohibitionists than t
lie Democrats have from all the other side v
organizations combined. g